| Title | : | Inuyasha. VizBig Edition, Volume 1: Pulled Through Time! |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1421532808 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781421532806 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 |
| Publication | : | First published November 10, 2009 |
Inuyasha. VizBig Edition, Volume 1: Pulled Through Time! Reviews
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InuYasha was one of the first anime I ever watched on Adult Swim (when I was 8 and definitely not supposed to be watching Adult Swim, sorry mom) and so it will always have a very special place in my heart.
An early, healthy love of anime is what lead me to the group of friends I have maintained for more than a decade now, and so with this series being my "gateway" of sorts, I feel that I owe it a lot.
I've wanted to read the manga in its entirety for a long time now, so I finally decided I would very very slowly work my way through, reading a chapter or two whenever I have a spare moment. No rushing.
There are many individual volumes, so I've decided to track my progress with the 3-in-1 bind up editions so as not to clog up my shelves or my friends' feeds while still giving myself credit for reading this massive series.
I will not be writing full reviews for each bind up, but rather one conclusive review once I make it to the very end, which I expect will be quite a while from now. So, until then! ♥ -
Inuyasha will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first anime (after Sailor Moon) that I loved and it was the first story that really got me interested in Japanese culture.
While I've watched the entire Inuyasha series repeatedly (yes... all 167 episodes AND the final act... I'm not even slightly embarrassed), I always put aside the manga. The manga looks daunting with the first 3-in-1 volume being over 500 pages and costing around $20.
BUT I finally caved in and bought it.
And I loved it. If you've seen the anime, then you know the story, the outcome and each "villain." There are side conversations and stories that aren't included into the anime, which makes the manga worth the buying price for the superfans.
However, if you are not as big of a fan of Inuyasha as I am, then perhaps the anime will be enough for you. There's not enough to recommend this manga to those who have watched the anime. There's three volumes in this version and those basically cover the first couple episodes of the series. Nothing significantly different happens in the manga that would justify buying the book.
For those new to Inuyasha, I recommend this. The characters have so much depth, the story is engaging and it's just a fun adventure from beginning to end. It's interesting to start from the beginning knowing the growth that each character goes through. It's truly a one of kind story that will stick with you for a very long time. It speaks volumes when I first discovered this series when I was just 10 years old, and I'm still an active fan.
Final Verdict: While there is enough extra content to recommend the manga to those already fans of the anime, Inuyasha is a story that is engaging, rich and full of adventure. For newcomers, Inuyasha is a great introduction to the manga/anime genre as it's storytelling and design is one of the best of the genre (to me at the very least). -
This brought back so many memories! Can't wait to continue with this series.
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i never could get into the anime before so i really did not think i would care for this.
to my surprise i ended up l o v i n g the first three volumes of the manga! i am actually kind of happy that this was a three-in-one, simply because it made it easy to breeze through.
i feel like the pacing and characterization is more compelling but that is probably just because the manga has a few more details. now that i finished the first three volumes i’m definitely going to start the next one and, maybe, pick the anime back up.
also: i really need to stop getting attached to random side characters who show up for like five minutes, leave, and never make another appearance
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this!!!! The anime is my second favourite EVER, after Cardcaptor Sakura and that’s my favourite for nostalgia more than anything else, I think. Anyway, Inuyasha volume 1 did a great job of introducing use to the story without feeling rushed or slowed down. It basically ran like the anime, which I’m sooooo excited to start again soon! I NEED a Yashahime manga as that’s based around the children of my favourite couple from the show.
I read this for a couple of readathons:
Reading Rivalry: A book I debated reading - i only debated this because I wasn’t sure I’d love it as much as the anime, but I DO, so YES!!!!!
Cozy Weekend Readathon: Read a book I think will make me happy - I KNEW it would make me happy, but yes! -
I’m conflicted about this one... I like the characters and at the same time I don’t feel truly connected to any of them. The plot is okay, maybe too simple, I don’t know. However, the artwork is my biggest issue. I don’t find it ugly, or lacking of detail, but I need my manga artwork to be breathtaking... This vizbig edition contains the first three volumes. I’m not sure if I’ll continue to purchase these, being such a long series. I will give a chance to the anime, though
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This was Takahashi's first series that was published in the U.S. close to concurrently with its Japanese release. Viz did its best to forestall fan translators and pirates from taking their thunder (and lessening their profits) with quick turnaround, but then, as now, nothing stopped them from doing it anyway.
This is a fun portal fantasy about a modern-day girl, Kagome, whose grandpa is the caretaker for a shrine. She is attacked by a huge weird centipede woman and, as she's running away from it, she falls down the well behind the shrine into the Warring States period in Japan. In desperation, she awakens the half-demon boy Inu-Yasha, freeing him from a spell binding him to a tree. After they've defeated the centipede demon, they work together to find the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls, a powerful artifact that enhances the powers of demons. The jewel "belongs" to Kagome (it was literally in her body before it was shattered), and Inu-Yasha wants it because he wants to be more powerful.
A lot of these first three volumes are spent moving back and forth between the Warring States period and the modern day, as shard-enhanced demons threaten ordinary people. During one of the early stories, Inu-Yasha obtains a sword as a legacy from his father. To his chagrin, Tetsusaiga is just a rusty piece of junk unless it's wielded to protect humans. Then it becomes a huge blade that can make short work of their demonic foes!
Kagome, although she isn't a powerful fighter, has strengths of her own. She is the reincarnation of a seer, Kikyo, and can track the jewel shards and also sense magic, which are things that Inu-Yasha can't do, so they're a good team together.
Well, sort of. They bicker a lot.
Every author's work iterates on itself to some extent, and in Inu-Yasha that's very evident. There's the bickering central girl-boy pair (Ranma 1/2), horror (Mermaid Forest et al.), a fair amount of T&A, and humor to lighten things up. As always with Takahashi's work, I take things slowly to appreciate her incredible talent at facial and body expressions. The style is a little old-looking--I think Takahashi uses brush-like pens for the major line work rather than markers--but she's able to put a lot into very few lines. It's always fun to see little details like the silly expressions on Myoga's face when he gets "mooshed," or the family cat that follows Kagome and her brother around while she is at home.
There are a few minor setbacks to this story, even early on. The breaking of the jewel was an obvious setup for "monster of the week" scenarios, and in this first collection, there have already been a few throwaway enemies. As early as volume 3 we're starting to gather a typical shonen manga team. We may get a little backstory for them as they're introduced, but after that they'll be background scenery as Inu-Yasha does the "main character" stuff (fighting). We've already got the weird old guy, and the cute kid. Next is the perverted monk, I think. And every single demon so far, has either been a bare-breasted woman, or had bare-breasted women as its victims.
The first time I started reading this series, I was fascinated by , and all the implications of that for Inu-Yasha, and for Kagome, and I'm not sure why I stopped reading after that. Maybe we were slogging through demon battles instead of pursuing that more interesting plot thread? I'm not sure. Either way, I'll pace this out a little better than I did back then, and maybe I won't be sick and tired of it by the time 50+ volumes have gone by... -
Inuyasha was my second wave in anime.
Guyver/Akira/DBZ/Yu Yu Hakusho were all my gateways into anime. My starter kit as a young 6-8 year old boy is the mid 90's/late 90's. But the second wave of anime wasn't far behind, and thanks to something like cartoon network and Toonami, Inuyasha became a big part of my life along with shows like Zoids, Gundam, FMA, and even a bit later death note.
Inuyasha is a fairy tale of a story. A high school student falls into a well and ends up in a fantasy world where the jewel she's holding has great power. When the demons go to attack her she runs to a man stuck on a tree by a arrow. She unleashes this boy with big wolf ears because, why not, she doesn't want to die.
Inuyasha and Kagome are out main leads here and they work well. First not liking each other at all, with Kagome reminding Inuyasha of the person who shot him into the trip and stuck him there for over 60 years. On the flipside, they have to work together to retrieve the shards otherwise, well, demons will unleash and all hell will break loose.
It's fun stories, mostly self contained, that wrap up within 3-4 chapters. The first half is world building, we also get the great Sesshomaru (Inuyasha's half brother who is full demon) and get to see some great fights there. And of course get to see Kagome handle her daily school life while also being a shard hunter in a fantasy world.
This series was always great for casual fun fantasy style action. However, the manga is a lot Darker than the manga presented. Creatures ripping heads off with their mouths, arms and stomachs getting sliced up, this has a lot more gore and I am all here for it since Takahashi has awesome art along with solid storytelling and GREAT characters.
While this ends right as we meet the VIP (SHIPPO!!!) I can't wait to dive deeper into the world of Inuyasha once more. A 4.5 out of 5. -
Back in high school, my friend and I watched Inuyasha religiously. We would plan entire weekends to binge watch the newest DVDs, staying up into the wee hours of the morning. I bought plushes and action figures; I did my best to draw fanart (and yes, some was sadly posted online). Said friend cosplalyed as Yura of the Hair for Grand Rapids' JAFAX convention one summer (I went with her, of course, but had problems putting together my Kagome costume). We freakin' painted our nails to look like the tips were bloodied. We drew black holes in the palms of our right hands for a Wind Tunnel. We were Inuyasha fangirls before the term 'fangirl' was really a thing. That said, during that time, I only read the first 3 volumes of manga.
It is finally time to rectify that.
I know the story line and I know the awesome characters, but reading the manga "for the first time" brings all the hype back into my giddy fangirl heart. I love everything about this story. I could go on and on about the little things, but what anybody needs to know if they're considering starting this series is this: Rumiko Takahashi is one of the best storytellers ever. She knows how to build relationships and sprinkle them with just the right amount of drama, softness and cruelty. She knows exactly where to put that glimmer of hope. She knows how to make you feel for everybody and every thing. And don't get me started on her world building. THE WORLD BUILDING! The little things on the surface work so well because they float on an incredibly deep sea of a concrete system. Any successful fantasy has to have a strong foundation and a base for its reasoning. Takahashi rules. As an added bonus, her art style is incredibly unique and amazing.
That is all. I am extremely looking forward to omnibus-ing my way through one of my favorite stories. -
I'm saving my ramble for the very last bind up. Suffice to say, there's a reason this series is so beloved. It has everything a reader of manga or otherwise could want: action, adventure, expertly crafted character arcs (I'm in the middle of the anime...), and of course who doesn't adore the slow burn romance of Kagome and Inuyasha? New characters/secrets are revealed seemingly with each volume, but it never felt overwhelming or forced. Real talk, I love the snippets of affection/banter between Kagome and Inuyasha as much as the next reader, but the fact that this billed as a "feudal fairy tale" is what really lit my fire. I'm a bit of a fairy tale fanatic, and this is exactly that, except our heroine is no damsel, in fact, she's becoming quite deadly with a bow and arrow. Can't wait to give an in depth review. Seventeen more to go. And I can't get them soon enough.
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It's rare to see women in the world of manga, but also a definite breath of fresh air when one is found. Childish and sober by turns, I understand why Rumiko's work appeals to such a wide audience.
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This was my favorite anime growing up, and I’m reading the manga for the first time now. It’s good to know it still feels like home.
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Introduction:
I really enjoyed reading this. Inuyasha was the first anine I ever watched, so it is one of my favorite series. I watched every episode of the anime, so I was interesting to compare the manga to the anime. As in most cases the book is better and I say that with the inuyasha anime being one of my favorite animes of all time.
Thesis statment:
Three are four things that really distunstinquist the manga from the anime. Which are the Beautiful art, the humor, Kagome's personality and the gore level.
Art:
The first thing, while the animation is pretty good anime, it is nothing compared to the art style done by rumiko takahshi in the manga. She is know for being one of few mangaka for still being drawb by hand. The quaility of it really shows. Their where panals where I stopped reading just to examine the amout of detail that whent into the panals. Such as the different shades that where used to creat light reflecting on clothing, wrinkles and creases.
The hightlights put into the hair in certain panals was very intracit too.
Humor:
Their seems to be alot more humor in the manga as opposed to the anime. For instance their was this scene where sessomaru knocked jaken into the water, becuase he annoyed him. Sessomaru was one of my favorite charaters but I never remember him being funny. I do remeber their being a scene like that in the anime but it was not humorous, It was setting up sessomaru as a villain. Their are alot of instances in the manga where the charaters would do something ridiculous in one panal then returns to the main story.
Kogome's personality:
Kagome seems to be alot more tenatious in the manga. She would bo little things in the manga to help Inuyasha, that I don't remember having as much focus in the anime.
Gore:
Their seems to be a highter level of gore in the manga then the anine. Thier did not seem to be much difference in plot from the anime till the story dealing with the Noh mask. There are a few sceens where the masks brutally murders numerous people by biting of their heads. I don't remember thier being sceens like in the anime. Also in the anime the mask's body is made of purple goo while in the manga the mask's body is very clearly made of it's victim's bodies.
Conclusion:
Thier are minor changes from the anime to the manga. I look forward to reading the whole manga Seires. -
Like a 4.5! Absolutely fantastic!
I’m so sad that it’s taken me so long to get into such an interesting, paranormal adventure-type of series.
The characters are so dynamic and they have so much chemistry. Their interactions are fun and engaging, with the two main characters playing off each other in hysterical and meaningful ways.
Some of the scenarios are clearly staged for specific reactions but, who cares? This is meant to be a fun story with lots of cool, mythical and spooky creatures and beings that our main characters have to tackle. We get to watch their relationship grow through their interactions and we also get to see the individual characters grow as they learn to work together and overcome challenges.
It’s everything you could want from a story in this genre! I can totally understand why it’s a classic~ -
I watched the first few episodes of the anime, and found it painfully cheesy, so I was pleasantly surprised when the manga was actually solid.
The conflicts are much more mature then I was expecting, and there are some pretty brutal fights. I liked the variety of demons this collection shows, and also how we see Kagome struggling with regular life too.
However, the story has a very "monster of the week" vibe to it. We have an over arching quest, but at least in this first volume I didn't feel myself pulled in enough to want to continue.
I enjoyed experiencing some of this classic series, but it didn't quite have enough substance to have me invested further. -
At first I didn’t know what to think of the book but when I got more deep into the book I realized how good of a series I was missing out on you just need to to read the books in order to know what I’m talking about.I’m loving the relationship between Kagome and inuyasha.
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this is basically the manga equivalent of one of those fics that is like 60 chapters long and incredibly self indulgent but i am here for it
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Fun read, if you liked the anime you’ll like this. One of the better manga I’ve tried to read, but then again it is pretty much a classic at this point.
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I really loved Inuyasha, and now that I'm reading the manga I can see it's not just the nostalgia talking. The story is still great.
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this was a reread for me, as i collected the manga with my sister when i was a kid. i love this series and this anime so much, it gave me all the nostalgia and certainly holds up today 💛
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It is no shock that I adore Inuyasha, as previously expressed. However, this is the first manga of Inuyasha I have owned myself, which makes it extremely special to me. The opening is a strong lead into the rest of the manga, and is enjoyable.
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Recently, I decided to reread the InuYasha manga. It has been more or less 12/13 years since I last read it (I was a teenager back then). Still (and not really surprising), my love for it stand still! It's still the best story I ever read and I'm really happy to be home again!! <3
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I watched the manga when I was younger but never sat down and read the manga. When I was younger manga were incredibly expensive and not as easily accessible. I'm pleased to say that the anime closely follows the manga, so far at least. Reading this first volume brought me back to early mornings before school around 4AM on adult swim trying to sneak in episodes. I love the storyline, the artwork and of course the characters. The facial expressions always make me laugh. I'm excited to continue through the series and see how the manga progresses.
So if you are unfamiliar with this story, it follows the story of inuyasha a half demon, who is seeking the shikon jewel for himself to become a full demon. A priestess Kikyo was protecting the jewel and ended up with feelings for inuyasha and hoped to purify the jewel. Both Inuyasha and Kikyo met their ends. Inuyasha spell that was placed on him was broken by Kagome a girl from present day Japan who came through a well to the feudal era. Inuyasha woke up and discovered that Kikyo is dead and 50 years had passed. Kagome is believed to be the reincarnated Kikyo. The jewel is pulled from Kagome's body during a fight with a demon and stolen. She attempts to shoot the demon and it shatters the jewel. This starts the journey for Kagome and Inuyasha to find the shards of the Shikon Jewel. The adventure continues... -
Enjoyed the manga but sometimes the flow of the story seemed off. I do want to continue the story and see where it goes and if it gets better.
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Mindig az egyik legmeghatározóbb történetem marad. Sokat adott azokban az időkben, amikor nagy szükségem volt rá, de ettől függetlenül még mindig jó és nem csupán a nosztalgia teszi azzá. Nem tökéletes, azonban nagyon szerethető.
A mangával kicsit később találkoztam, mint az animével, és az egyik dolog, ami nagyon tetszik benne, az a rajzolás. Többször is visszalapoztam, hogy újra megnézzek egy-egy képet, jelenetet, annyira megragadott. És annak ellenére, hogy majd egyre inkább megváltozik az ábrázolás, tetszik a változás is.
A történet egyre érdekesebb, legalábbis ha ezt a kötetet nézem (vagyis az első hármat, mert most azt olvastam). A végére kicsit leült nekem a manga, úgy éreztem, eléggé elhúzta Rumiko a sztorit (ezt most úgy általában az egészre értem).
A „3 az 1-ben” kiadást olvastam, nagyon tetszett a kivitelezése. Volt tartalomjegyzék, kis leírás a szereplőkről, de ami a legimponálóbb volt, azok a borítóképek és egyéb színes illusztrációk a végén. Főleg, mert ezek a kiadások új borítót kaptak, így külön jó, hogy az eredetiek is megtalálhatóak a végén. Magát a kiadást is jó kézbe venni, bár kicsit nehézkes olvasni, szó szerint, mivel kb. 600 oldal, de azért akkora gondot nem okozott. Néha problémás volt az is, hogy nehéz volt kihajtani, de annyira nem volt kellemetlen. -
Good story (if a little basic… 😬) and feels very episodic, which for once isn’t a bad thing but actually works well for this manga’s vibe.
Art style is nice and suits the story, but it doesn’t take long to work out that Rumiko Takahashi is a boobs lady; like Kagome is 14 dude, we don’t need to see her chest - creepy and not cool. In other circumstances, if it’s absolutely necessary (like the mask demon and it’s multiple conjoined bodies), I understand other characters - but not underage ones. Just don’t. -
Update September 4, 2020
Manga Status: Completed
Publication Dates: November 13, 1996 - June 15, 2008
My Reading Status: Rereading
Total # of Volumes/Chapters: 56 Volumes - 558 Chapters
Published English Volumes: 56 Volumes, 18 VizBig Volumes
Chapters Read Overall: 298
Genre: Shonen
Current Overall Series Rating: 5/5
Thoughts: See Below
Update July 5th, 2020
Manga Status: Completed
My Reading Status: Rereading
Published English Volumes/Chapters Read: 56 Volumes - 558 Chapters
Chapters Read Overall: 558
Genre: Shonen
Current Overall Series Rating: 5/5
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What first drew me to this series was the romantic historical aspect. I loved how a modern day girl gets pulled back into the past. I don't know what it is about those stories that attract me so much, maybe it is the difficulty for the girl of fitting in and having to rely on the guy so much to be able to get along in the world.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
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I love Inuyasha. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it on Adult Swim. The only reason why I never read the manga is bc it's a long series and I knew that it would be hard tracking down all the volumes. I love the big editions bc they solve this problem and they take a little less space.
So far, I can tell that the anime kept the show nearly identical to the manga (with a few small exceptions with the Noh mask), but the artwork....Oh my god is it gorgeous! A definite must-have for any Inuyasha fan. -
This book combines volumes 1-3.
It starts with Kagome being pulled into the sacred well that is on the family property (they live on temple grounds), releasing InuYasha in order to save herself and the villagers. It covers the battle with Yura of the hair all the way to the meeting of Kagome, InuYasha and Shippo.
